Confirmation

This Sacrament is usually received several years after making First Communion.

The Catholic Church considers it the second of the three Sacraments of Initiation.

Confirmation is regarded as the perfection of Baptism. Because Confirmation perfects our baptism, we are obliged to receive it "in due time."

Any Catholic who did not receive Confirmation at baptism or as part of their religious education during grade school or high school should contact the pastor and arrange to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

It is our duty to prefer the service of the poor to everything else and to offer such service as quickly as possible. If a needy person requires medicine or other help during prayer time, do whatever has to be done with peace of mind. Offer the deed to God as your prayer.... Charity is certainly greater than any rule. Moreover, all rules must lead to charity."-St. Vincent de Paul